Garment hanger and stretcher



April 29, 1930. H. E. STALEY GARMENT HANGER AND STRETCHER Filed Oct. 15, 1928 v I Inventor l larryfis a y HI-AM' 4; Attorney Patented Apr. 29, 1930 UNITED STATES PArENr orries HARRY E. STALEY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK GARMENT HANGER AND STRETCHER Application filed October 15, 1928. Serial No. 312,452.

This and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawing, described in 1 the specification and pointed out in theclaim at the end thereof. In the drawing: v Figure 1 is an elevation of one of my improved hangers. Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the spring clamps used in connection therewith.

Figure 3 is an elevation of a modified of the hanger.

Figure 4 is a' detail view of one of the spring clamps used on the hanger shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an elevation of a hanger having form a rigid wooden yoke supporting the two sep-- arate members of a wire spring yoke.

In the drawings, like reference numerals indicate like parts.

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dicates the garment hanger made of wire having a hook 2 and a yoke 3 which yoke oomprises an upper member 4 and a lower member 5 all of which is made from a single piece of wire bent on itself, the wires being twisted together between thehook and the yoke as is indicated at-6. The lower member 5 of the .yoke is shaped so that the two sides thereof slope from the middle down'and out.- On this lower member are fastened the spring clamps 7 and 8. These clamps have an eye 9 at the top thereof which is inclined with reference to the upright member of the clamp,- the inclination being substantially the same as the inclination of either side of the member 5 of the yoke, so that the clamp will hang straight down instead of being inclined side ways as it would be if the eye extended straight across the upright. I

Inractice the spring clamp 7: will be opene and attached to the bottom of the 50 trousers 10 as indicated at Figure 1 and the trousers-will be suspended therefrom. The clamps will naturally gravitate down and out as they swing on the member 5 and in so doing they stretch the bottom of the trousers transversely and this helps to keep the trousers in better shape. This lateral'tension on the bottom of the trousers can be increased by springing tlle'opposite ends of thehanger together to some extent before attaching both of the clamps 7 and 8 to the trousers, and when the ends of the garment hangers are released after the clamps are attached the ends of the yoke will swing back to normal position springing apart as they do this and this will further increase the tension on the bottom of the trousers so that either by the gravity effect on the clamp 7 and 8 due to the shape of the lower member 5 of the hanger which causes the clamps to move apart under the weight of the trousers or because of the spring eifect in the yoke or because of both of these features the trousers will be stretched at the bottom, and thus held in proper shape.

In Figure 3 I have shown a hanger havinga hook 12 and a yoke 13 made with the inclined members 14: and 15 which are twisted together immediately under the hook. On a this yoke 13 is suspended the swinging members 16 and 17, each of which has two clamps thereon for the purpose of hanging two pair of trousers. The members 14 and 15 of the yoke 13 are inclined down and out from the middle in this form so that the clamps 16 and 17 naturally move out as they are pulled down by the weight of the trousers held up thereby. The ends of the yoke 14 and 15 can be sprung together and held in this position while the trousers are attached to the members 16 and 17 and when the ends are released the spring of the yoke will draw or help to draw the bottom of the trousers to shape.

The outer end of the members 24 engages loosely in a large opening in the outer end of thewooden yoke so that it can move up and down freely therein as the member 24 springs at its outer end. This engagement holds the member 24 in line with the wooden yoke both cases the outer ends of the members 24 and 25 are finished so as to hold the members 26 and 27 from falling off.

I claim:

A garment hanger formed of a single piece of wire, the upper portion of which is shaped to support a coat, the lower portion having two inclined members therein sloping down and out from the center, a spring clamp mounted to slide on each inclined member, the'clamps being adapted to hold and hang up trousers by the bottom, the clamps and inclined members being so related. that the weight of the trousers hanging from the clamps will tend to make the clamps slide down and out on the inclined members and separate the clamps from each other and draw the garment between the clamps out tight and straight, the hanger as a whole being adapted to be sprung in at the ends to facilitate the sliding of the clamps down and out, the ends of the hanger when released being adapted to spring out and help stretch the garment supported between the clamps. v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HARRY E; STALE Y. 

